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Hardcore Land Rover Defender Octa global debut on July 3

As JLR prepares for the debut of its first electric Range Rover, it is also gearing up to reveal the most extreme V8-powered 4x4 it has yet produced. The Defender Octa will be revealed on July 3 as a highly exclusive and extremely capable super-off-roader, which is set to use the twin-turbocharged, mild-hybrid 4.4-litre V8 from BMW, as deployed in the X5 M and X6 M SUVs.

  1. Octa has done 13,960 more tests than standard Defender, claims JLR
  2. Octa name said to come from the octahedron shape of a diamond
  3. Range Rover Sport SV already uses the BMW-sourced V8 engine

Just 1,070 examples of this hardcore special edition will come to the UK in its first year of production, featuring «tough luxury material choices, striking exterior and interior design enhancements, and the options available to make every adventure epic», according to JLR.

The latest round of preview images show the Octa being subjected to «the most extreme» test programme of any Defender variant yet, with engineers conducting a claimed 13,960 additional tests on top of the standard Defender test programme. So far, it has conducted countless laps of the Nordschleife, tackled Michelin's wet-weather handling circuit in France, had its traction control put to the test on Swedish ice and taken on some of the world's most challenging off-road trails in Dubai and Utah.

JLR says it has also “conquered every extreme trail" at the company's 4x4 test track in Eastnor, Herefordshire. Interested customers are being invited to sign up for one of seven ‘Defender Elements’ preview events being hosted worldwide in the coming weeks, but the brand has given no indication of pricing yet. It's safe to assume the Octa's limited, extreme billing will make it the most expensive Defender.

Previously thought to carry the long-dormant SVX branding, the radical new off-roader has been spotted testing several times, but only now – a few months before its debut – has the firm given the first official details of the new model.

It will be the first car to wear the new Octa badge, which JLR says will be used for all future range-topping Defender models. The name is said to come from the octahedron shape of a diamond, the hardest

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